Transfer Student Success Council
In Summer 2019, The Transfer Student Workgroup (TSWG) convened to discuss transfer student success and retention at UC San Diego. Short and long-term goals were created to improve the holistic educational experience to transfer students on campus. The THWG has successfully advanced the growth and development of one of these salient short-term goals: the founding of a centrally located Triton Transfer Hub.
To enhance cross-campus collaboration, the Transfer Student Workgroup also recommended that a permanent campus committee is formed to monitor and optimize transfer student experiences, such as new student onboarding and advising opportunities. With the UC goals to increase graduation rates and eliminate achievement gaps by 2030, along with Organizational Transformation's strategic goal to “advance an inclusive culture and equitable practices and outcomes” at the forefront, the TSWG will shift focus from the Triton Transfer Hub inception and continue advancing the university goals for transfer student success. What was formerly called the TSWG will now transition into the Transfer Student Success Council.
The charge of the Transfer Student Success Council will be:
● Cultivate awareness of transfer student programs and supports across campus and within higher education.
● Collectively strategize campus approach to address transfer student needs and opportunity gaps based on data-informed evidence.
● Build bridges across departments, colleges, faculty, staff, and students to promote collaborations for transfer student success.
Members of the Transfer Student Success Council will offer advice, time, expertise, resources, and advocacy to support the transfer student experience. Members will represent their department by both keeping the Council informed of transfer updates within their respective area, and acting as messenger to their represented area by sharing the Council’s transfer
initiatives.
